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PLoS Medicine

Public Library of Science · United States · Est. 1970

ISSN1549-1277eISSN1549-1676

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

4.279

H-Index

350

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

3.211

Total Works

5,736

Total Citations

764,747

2yr Mean Citedness

6.99

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

PLOS Medicine publishes significant advances in all areas of medicine and clinical research. We are committed to publishing the highest quality research, and we are dedicated to making this research freely available to the public.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,736

Publisher OrgPublic Library of Science

OA Since2003

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~32 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Public Library of Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1549-1277 / 1549-1676

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

BiochemistryQ1

BiotechnologyQ1

Cell BiologyQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Molecular BiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyBiochemistryMedicine (miscellaneous)Molecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsGlobal Maternal and Child HealthMalaria Research and ControlChild Nutrition and Water AccessHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyHIV Research and TreatmentMosquito-borne diseases and controlHIV/AIDS drug development and treatment